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Day's End

Paul Hirschhausen, Book 4

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Day's End

By: Garry Disher
Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
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Hirsch's rural beat is wide. Daybreak to day's end, dirt roads and dust. Every problem that besets small towns and isolated properties, from unlicensed driving to arson. In the time of the virus, Hirsch is seeing stresses heightened and social divisions cracking wide open. His own tolerance under strain; people getting close to the edge.

Today he's driving an international visitor around: Janne Van Sant, whose backpacker son went missing while the borders were closed. They're checking out his last photo site, his last employer. A feeling that the stories don't quite add up.

Then a call comes in: a roadside fire. Nothing much—a suitcase soaked in diesel and set alight. But two noteworthy facts emerge. Janne knows more than Hirsch about forensic evidence. And the body in the suitcase is not her son's.

‘Disher is the gold standard for rural noir.' CHRIS HAMMER

‘This is storytelling at its best… Another sophisticated and compelling offer from an author at the peak of his powers.' GOOD READING

©2022 Garry Disher (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Suspense
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This was the third book and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

Steve Shanahan is such a great narrator for this character too.

Bringing Covid into the story was valid and the subject of racism was also on point.

Well written and hurry up and make this series into a tv show!!

Nicola
STH Australia

Highly recommended reading!

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Great characters, evocative scenery. Thoughtful and insightful into people’s motivations and predicaments. An excellent listen.

Another excellent Hirch novel

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Garry Disher writes terrific stories that have amazing sideline police matters that bring realism to the story. This is the 4th in this series and possibly the best.

Another great story from Garry Disher

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I love Senior Constable Paul Hirschhausen (just call him Hirsch) as a character, so it’s worth reading the whole series, though you don’t need to have read the previous books to pick this one up!

Day’s End - Disher delivers again

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Good story but it was long winded and drew out a bit too long. I was getting frustrated listening to it.

Long winded

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Again Disher has written a great story that develops well and sucks you in. I found a few too many ugly characters with an overall impression that rural Australia was an unpleasant place to live. However I was as always , immersed in the mystery of this story. Well done again.

Exciting and builds well

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I’ve throughly enjoyed this series. Garry you write a great story & Steve is very pleasant to listen to. Keep up the great work. 🚐

B/B

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The bias writing on Covid didn’t age well. Sanctimonious and condescending. Very disappointing and unnecessary.

Preachy on Covid

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Really enjoyed this story. The way Garry Dasher brought to light how parochial small towns are and the feeling of vastness in outback Australia. The story keeps your interest especially the second half. Great audio performance. Totally recommend this book.

Very deeply Australian

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Garry Disher has a new fan after reading this series. I have been making time so I can sit and listen!

Great Read

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